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Been a week or so. Just now finding time to post.

My fishing buddy and I got out to do a little creek fishing. There’s nothing better than winter time stream muskies.
We saw 9 total in 3 hours. He caught a short 33 and lost about a 45 boat side. Mine was 42.

Funny how that one came about. I had raised a mid 30s on a Medusa, she came in hot like she wanted to eat but flashed off for no apparent reason, I made a short cast back in the direction I thought she went and had the 42 come in, very hot and aggressive. Went around the 8 once or twice and then disappeared, I kept the bait moving beside the boat and she came straight back up from the depths like a torpedo and blasted the bait boatside. I’ll never tire of these fish.


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Good report & pictures.

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Glad to see you out catching the toothy critters again. Also nice to see someone has open water to fish.

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Thanks!

I think our water froze last night. Dropped down to the single digits at night last couple days. I’ll know this weekend if we still have open water or not.

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Once again, envious. Near all our water is dry matter around here for several months.


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I'd go Musky fishing, but for the fact that those things are too big to drag through an auger hole. I have to get out the chain saw to make a big enough hole, and then before I can use the saw I have to put the long bar and chain on it. Easier to wait a few months.

I will spend 25 days up at Eagle Lake again this year so maybe I'll go get a coupe more.

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I hate that for ya minute- our streams froze for a day or 2. Now they are open again. Was 65 here today.


Miles- I’ve never iced fish. Not sure I’d like it. But I’m sure it beats watching the super bowl. I’d like to fish eagle. But In August

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Originally Posted by Ky221
I hate that for ya minute- our streams froze for a day or 2. Now they are open again. Was 65 here today.


Miles- I’ve never iced fish. Not sure I’d like it. But I’m sure it beats watching the super bowl. I’d like to fish eagle. But In August


Ice fishing is simple. You cut a hole in the ice and pray a fish comes by and commits suicide before you freeze to death. Not at all sure it beats watching football.

Eagle is one of those places everyone should fish at least once. If you take it in your head to go, go in late May/early June. It's fun to cruise a shoreline and pick off big smallies, big walleyes, northerns and muskies are easier then to my way of thinking. I am not really much on fishing muskies. I have places close to home where I can get a four footer if i want it. I think sooner or later I will take one out of the St. Croix though I know where some live and I think I could handle one in fast water. The last couple of years I have been taking the small boat instead of the canoe and I have begun to keep a big bait caster rig and a landing net with me. I normally try to avoid them and the northerns, so at least having the right gear along is a minor concession.

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Nice pics....great way to start out 2019 fishing!

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On'em as usual.


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Originally Posted by MILES58
[Ice fishing is simple. You cut a hole in the ice and pray a fish comes by and commits suicide before you freeze to death. Not at all sure it beats watching football.

That's my first ice fishing experience in a shack Dad rented. Most decidedly wanted nothing to do with ice fishing for 40 years until I learned how to do it right.

Got a northern about that big (well, 7 pounds or so) out of a 10 inch auger hole one cold night. A friend hooked it and as northerns will, the damned thing got the line wrapped around its gills so it wanted to act like a toggle bolt. And do you think either of us were clever enough to bring a gaff? laugh


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Nice muskies! Envious.


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